The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
BULL FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
SsnAe Instances Of Brutal Men Bslue Killed
BY Tortured Hrutes.
From tie St Lovts Globe Democrat,

CITY Of MEXICO Oct. 26.-Mexico seems to
have gone Wig on the Subject Of pull fighting
these rings foneiano DiaS, the local iayorite,
Da ys hsd
eapert in shsr and the
popular man in Mexico. is remarkably hand.
ad 20 s " %ssnvsn n ssp h hst h hs
g He hs u h Sa BY s
sRs stsns
several Thousand dollars, were Immediately
5 s b 81: By s sss
for PonelsnoS Whenever he passes along tSe
ago. has amssssd {ortune estimated az some-
npa sz %as born IL isss on the Hacienda do
Atenco, in this State. and at an early age bo-
game noted for his magnihesnt hormanshlp;
for him to manage. and he soon learned to per
form on the backs Of these untnmed steeds the
hS hsa
10 Nv - Pueblo IN Aprli. is7s since lien
Of successes. One Of his fayorite acts Is, while
mounted. bareback on fiery stesd, to insert
The eHnd Sp into the shoulders OF the
Leaving aside tho natural admiration which
the skill and daring OF q man Ike . 1iaz n IN
OF modern times. The bull is not harmless
animal which can 30 slaughtered epsiy In the
BLOW is siysnp 81 tho @sssdor causes many PEG
pie to suppose that the feat IS attended by Mt
ts any danger PVT t. these WhS are I
that the s utm SS sE and one false
step means almost certain death.
snd It ss t. s be Of
thS she ISst expert e pun W
pitsn spplsSdsd his bloody. deeds. and once
One Of tho most terrible deaths occurring
xhu w1
~ Pm which = wss to ii ana was srapf
died il short time of hem9rrhage.,, 49,,
4ea Sss a hs ia 0 as saen
fierce bull and was carried around the ring pg
6at had passed between The BODY and ths siit
Rs faa IL s
leased, by the parting OF. the sash. He was
badly bruised but not seriously injured.
that Of the Banderillo Lagares who was tossed
that he could not recover, and, after lingering
ierings. By. sommittinE suicide Hs stabbed
used In his iamoSs lights in the ring. ~ '
The celebrated Cuchares, after encounterlng
shspp hons u Els
and SO firmly held there that he was carried
TN before he could be
Fernando Gomez. one Of the most noted BAN
derilloi9, was pierced through and through
darrillos. and many other Instances Of the
same I. Kind have s occurred Even Poeiano Diaz
XII az hf Hst
several times. 1t is often the case that the
matador can escape death In no other way
ring 70 DO tram plsd rather than gored
PHI The s sse s i 3 fbsH aa
these pecr brqSss are treated 8 horrible il
gan hs Of e RS bs
and must rsceiyS the cruel thrnsts Ct his horne
brought into the ring to DO Eiled and the crowd
" only satisfied when he Is thrown down and
are not yet at an end a once on tho OUTSIDE
ths pr99trudinH sntrails are pushed back
up. the blood Is washed from Ills body. and
legs, and In aiew minutes he y taken back
he has to undergo the same treatment he re-
ceived before. and is again forced to receive
the cruel thrusts.of the bulls horns. This sort
strength left 70 carry q man on his back, and
then he is killed. The same horse sometimes
takes part In three or four fights, and endqres
hours Of torture before he 10 finally disabled.
Do Americans enjoy this bloody sport? III
PsGxS they Arc s ost EN-
cry Sunday In both bull rings Will be found
large percentage Of the American colony. who